Good thing I was thirsty!

[Eric Stahlhut]

well, since it is mid-afternoon on a saturday i decided to walk to the corner market for a coupla bottles of beer. i passed a few yard sales, and i scored these (as well as some j.w. dundee honey brown lager):

three WW2 service lighters in the boxes with the paper instructions!

[Eric Stahlhut]

....also got this Gail & Ax tobacco tin (factory no.2 district of maryland) for the princely sum of $3

[Eric Stahlhut]

[Chris Boonzaier]

Very nice.

I assume the lighters are designed but not made by Dunhill?

Best

Chris

[Guest IMHF]

Cool find, I love the art on the Gail & Ax tobacco tin. Does it have any marks on the bottom of the tin box?

Thank you for sharing:

Lorenzo

[Eric Stahlhut]

Very nice.

I assume the lighters are designed but not made by Dunhill?

Best

Chris

hi chris, looking at the info on the directions leads me to believe that dunhill had an american operation going at the time. the lighter was made in the u.s. (patent pending) and you are urged to smoke ' dunhill american mixture smoking tobacco'..

hi lorenzo, nothing on the bottom. all of the markings are on the sides or rear of the tin. i can provide a view of the company logo in a few..

[Eric Stahlhut]

here ya go, L.

[Guest IMHF]

Thank you: The "G" is for the Gail correct? JK.... I love there line up of old trading cards.

Lorenzo

Edited July 28, 2008 by IMHF

[Guest Rick Research]

Sainted Ma confirms Dunhill in New York City. I thought they were exclusively British, too.

(Lucky we Time Travellers had "spotters" in place, huh? )

[Mike Dunn]

Super finds Eric! Don't have tobacco lunch box.. Very nice! If I were you. I would take a walk to buy beer more often! Mike

[nesredep]

Hello!

Nice cool box find,congrats and thanks for sharing. :jumping:

All the best

Nesredep

[Hauptmann]

Okay... if this is one of the side benefits of drinking beer I think I may start doing it more often.

Great finds! Thanks for sharing.

Dan :cheers:

[Hauptmann]

And I nearly forgot... I've never heard Maryland referred to as a "District"... only Washington, and I lived in Maryland from the time I was three till I was ten, have been back numerous times, have relatives there, etc. Has anyone else ever heard Maryland referred to this way?

Dan :cheers:

[Guest IMHF]

Still a very nice Box, what did you pay to get it???

Lorenzo :D